ISTE - World Book Web/World Book Discover

Link to World Book Discover

I had the opportunity to view a demonstration of this online resource from World Book, and I was really impressed. This may be an excellent resource for struggling learners. They describe it best on their website, as follows:

"World Book Discover offers engaging reference resources for students reading below grade level because of language or learning difficulties, with content and tools specifically developed for these students."

"The collection includes reference articles, text-to-speech capabilities, learning and life skills activities, research tools, multimedia, and interactive video to draw students into curriculum-related topics and subjects relevant to older students."

I like the built in  text-to-speech, which highlights each word as it's spoken in a bimodal manner. This supports non-readers and instantly gives them access to the content. I also like the videos that support the content. I am waiting for the sales rep to contact me, and set up a trial account for our AT team to preview.